DEPARTMENTS
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Growth for Piling Canada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
2020–21 Deep Foundation Industry Events. . . . . . . . . . 4
2021 GREAT CANADIAN PROJECTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
NEWS PILE
Industry News. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
IN MEMORIAM
Remembering ECA’s Pete Schell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
FEATURES
New Technology Could be a Virtual Bonanza. . . . . . . . . 12
Driving Engagement Through Competition . . . . . . . . . . 20
COMPANY PROFILE
FDS Foundation Drilling Services Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
PROJECT SPOTLIGHT
New Works Facility Building for PortsToronto . . . . . . . . 25
PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT
Fraste’s MITO 100 TB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
ASSOCIATION PROFILE
Alberta Roadbuilders and Heavy
Construction Association. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
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TECHNICAL
Settlement Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
SAFETY
Time to Take Another Look at EHS Programs. . . . . . . . . 41
BUSINESS
Business Insurance Policies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
LEGAL
COVID-19 Key Considerations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
CAREER PROFILE
Craig Berninger, Western Equipment Solutions. . . . . . . 57
Contents Q4 • 2020
ON THE COVER
VR and AR technologies
are transforming how
construction teams plan
and design projects,
as well as how those
projects are built. Piling
Canada caught up with
two companies that
specialize in these
technologies to see how
they apply to the deep
foundation sector. That
story starts on page 12.
COVER: TOHEY/123RF
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WATERFRONT WORKSPACE | MAKING A DIFFERENCE | IN THE KNOW
New Technology Could
be a Virtual Bonanza
VR and AR are still new technologies in the construction sector,
but could be potential game-changers in the not-too-distant future
Inside:
Big Rig a Big Deal
Fraste’s MITO 100 TB
is making a big
impression in
the Canadian
construction industry
ABOVE: IRISVR
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